Project VianTerra

Team Leader

Rohith Jeganathan

Solution Overview & Team Lead Details

Solution name.

Project VianTerra

Provide a one-line summary of your solution.

Providing composting equipment to farmers, in order to reduce food waste and create natural fertilizer to be used on the farmland to create a self-sufficient cycle.

What specific problem are you trying to solve?

The first problem we are aiming to solve is food waste being burned or thrown away. Turning food waste into compost will be helpful, as the food will not be wasted, and will be turned into fertilizer, which will then be used on the farm. The farmers, will not have to buy artificial fertilizer and can rely on natural fertilizer, which is better for the soil, and the crops. Natural fertilizer is better at maintaining the soil's fertility and integrity. The air quality will be better as a result of a reduction in smog being output into the air. Millions of people all across North India, especially in megacities like Delhi and Mumbai, are breathing toxic air. All kinds of breathing problems arise, which can be deadly. Also, soil degradation is a big problem, because year after year, the soil is less fertile. Natural fertilizer will aid in alleviating soil degradation.

What is your solution?

Our solution is providing composting equipment to farmers.

Who does your solution serve? In what ways will the solution impact their lives?

How are you and your team well-positioned to deliver this solution?

The members of our group are all originally from India, we have traveled there many times in our lives, and have seen firsthand the effects. We have all seen the amount of air pollution being prodcued from the food waste being burned. This effects the smell and the quality of the environment around it

What steps have you taken to understand the needs of the population you want to serve?

We have done research on the farmers, ad the impact of food waste

Which aspects of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Taking action to combat climate change and its impacts (Sustainability)

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Concept: An idea being explored for its feasibility to build a product, service, or business model based on that idea.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team located?

Frisco, TX, USA

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Rohith Jeganathan

Solution Team:

Rohith Jeganathan

Manas Muppala

Siddhartha Rangaraju